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School: Blacklion

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Blacklion, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
F. Johnston
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0962, Page 219

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    the men spray them with blue stone and washing soda, to keep off the blight.
    The potatoes are dug in the Autumn, and are picked and put in a pit in the ground.
    The following are the names of the potatoes we grow, "Epicures" "Pinks" and "Victors"
    Starch used to be made out of potatoes. When people make 'boxty' they keep the water that they boiled it in, for starch.
    (Drawing of spade)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. potatoes (~2,701)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bobbie Nixon
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Thornhill or Mullandreenagh, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Mr Nixon
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Thornhill or Mullandreenagh, Co. Cavan